Table 3.
Clinical outcomes, complications and mortality of the burn patients
| Non-inhalational burns n = 167 | Inhalational burns n = 35 | p value, U | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of surgery sessions, median (IQR) | 1 (1–1) | 3 (0–10) | 0.003, U = 3552 |
| Length of stay (days), median (IQR) | 8 (5–12) | 21 (4–43) | 0.004, U = 3582 |
| Average length of stay/%TBSA (sum of length of stay/sum of %TBSA) | 1.307 | 0.976 | NA |
| Length of ICU stay (days), median (IQR) | 0 (0–0) | 3 (0–10) | < 0.001, U = 4785 |
| Average length of ICU stay/%TBSA (sum of length of ICU stay/sum of %TBSA) | 0.020 | 0.313 | NA |
| Days on IV antibiotics, median (IQR) | 3 (1–6) | 9.5 (0–28.25) | 0.014, U = 3552 |
| Average days on IV antibiotics/%TBSA (Sum of days of IV antibiotics/sum of %TBSA) | 0.580 | 0.474 | NA |
| Days of mechanical ventilation, median (IQR) | 0 (0–0) | 2 (0–10) | < 0.001 |
| Initial P/F ratio, median (IQR) | 532.6 (316.8–678.9) | 370.4 (291.8–554.2) | 0.191 |
| Lowest P/F ratio in 2 days from admission, median (IQR) | 518.5 (372.0–689.5) | 253.6 (202.7–408.4) | 0.026 |
| Lowest P/F ratio in 7 days from admission, median (IQR) | 518.5 (372.0–689.5) | 246.8 (181.5–389.4) | 0.018 |
| Admission to HD, n (%) | 46 (27.5) | 31(88.6) | < 0.001 |
| Admission to ICU, n (%) | 10 (6.0) | 22 (62.9) | < 0.001 |
| Intubation, n (%) | 4 (2.4) | 22 (62.8) | < 0.001 |
| Mortality, n (%) | 1 (0.6) | 6 (17.1) | < 0.001 |
| AKI, n (%) | 2 (1.2) | 13 (37.1) | < 0.001 |
| ARDS, n (%) | 1 (0.6) | 17 (48.6) | < 0.001 |
| Bacteraemia, n (%) | 4 (2.4) | 11 (31.4) | < 0.001 |
| Pneumonia, n (%) | 2 (1.2) | 13 (37.1) | < 0.001 |
| Burn wound infection, n (%) | 42 (25.1) | 18 (51.4) | 0.004 |
%TBSA percentage of total body surface area, ARDS acute respiratory distress syndrome, AKI acute kidney injury, IV intravenous, ICU intensive care unit, NA not applicable, HD high dependency unit, IQR interquartile range, P/F PaO2 /FiO2